Risk gambling and personality: Results from a representative Swedish sample

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1287-1295

  Sundqvist, Kristina ^a   Wennberg, Peter ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Big five; Gambling; Gambling disorder; Personality; Problem gambling; Risk gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84901584346     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-014-9473-2     Document Type: Article

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